Cwmbach and pushing through the barrier…
My good friend Chris has recently shared a lovely piece about his experience overcoming procrastination on his blog - and it chimed strongly with me, for I have been trying to exercise the same practices here with a few of my projects…
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| Progress - what can I do that doesn’t need a clear end game? |
The source of inaction may be subtlety different, in my case, thinking I have an end result in mind without actually knowing quite what this is… the colour and texture of the ballast and groundwork around the track being my indecision… and if I don’t know what the end result needs to be of course whilst I think I know the steps I’m working through (wiring, track painting, ballasting) I will begin to slow, to question.
Indeed, it was pushing through this and painting the sleepers, ground and hence rails that helped me recognise this - because now, with this stage complete, I have a base to experiment with - to help shape and adjust course based upon the results. I suppose an alternate path might have been to create a test piece, to get to the same place - a canvas on which to try the next part of the painting.
Until next time, more soon…
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Thoughtful writing this morning James, including Chris M's blog article too. I have this little voice in my head that tells me I can't or shouldn't do something all the time, procrastination, lack of self confidence, you name it, I'm there. If I attempt something and it doesn't work out then I beat myself up over it and modelling stops. Yesterday I made a start on the baseboards for my new permanent home O gauge layout at last, the two main boards are mostly done and track mocked up, and I'm actually pleased with the results. It feels like a small dam of creativity has burst and I'm looking forward to continuing with the a project I've been thinking about for at least two years.
ReplyDeleteTake care.